Rebuilt: The Woman They Dismissed

Ten years ago, I was just the quiet girl next door, hopelessly in love with Ethan Carter.

Prom night was supposed to be my moment, my chance for him to finally see me.

But instead, he asked me for my car keys, not for us, but for Jessica Vance, the girl he was setting up fairy lights for.

Just as I handed them over, my phone buzzed with the call that would shatter my world: my dad had a heart attack.

My heart sank as I watched him kiss Jessica, under those very lights, his flimsy excuse for needing my car keys.